Western Dental Joins with CDA Foundation to Provide Free Dental Care
in Vallejo

March 14, 2019 01:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time

VALLEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Dental volunteersrecently gathered at the Solano County
Fairgrounds in support of CDA Cares, a two-day dental clinic that
provides free dental care to Californians in need.

According to the CDA, nearly 1,500 patients received care and more than
8,900 procedures were performed, including fillings, extractions and
cleanings.

“Patients were treated with great respect and left with a visible sense
of joy about the care they received,” said Dr. Audrey Nguyen, a
volunteer from the Western Dental office in Watsonville. “I was so glad
to be a part of it.”

CDA Cares is a California Dental Association (CDA) Foundation program
that allows dental and medical professionals, including dentists, oral
surgeons, hygienists, dental assistants, lab techs, physicians, nurses,
and pharmacists, to provide free dental services to those in need, with
support from other community volunteers.

Western Dental, one of the nation’s leaders in accessible, affordable
oral healthcare and the leading orthodontics provider in the country, is
a frequent supporter of CDA Cares events around the state. It has
participated in the past 11 clinics and helped thousands of patients in
locations like Pomona, Sacramento, Stockton, San Mateo, Bakersfield and
Anaheim.

Volunteers for the Solano County event were provided from various
Western Dental offices in Northern California.

“There is a real need filled at these events by our doctors and by
others who generously give of their time,” said Dr. John Luther, chief
dental officer of Western Dental. “Our volunteers are always grateful
for the experience and enjoy the way the medical community comes
together as one to provide some terrific services.”

ABOUT WESTERN DENTAL

Western Dental (with its affiliates, including Brident Dental &
Orthodontics, Access Dental, Blue Hills Dental, South Texas Dental and
Vital Smiles) is one of the nation’s largest dental providers and is the
leader in accessible, affordable oral healthcare, serving approximately
2.9 million patient visits annually in 314 affiliated offices throughout
California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada and Alabama. In addition to general
dentistry, Western Dental offers orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric
dentistry, periodontics and endodontics in its offices, creating a
convenient full service “Dental Home.”

In California, Western Dental is the leading provider of services to
both adults and children in the Denti-Cal program – part of the Medi-Cal
public insurance program that provides health care benefits for more
than 13 million low-income individuals and families. Western Dental
dentists provided care to more than a half-million Denti-Cal
beneficiaries in 2017 and is committed to continuing to partner with the
State to improve the program. In Texas, Western Dental is the leading
provider of Medicaid services and recently entered into a
first-of-its-kind agreement to participate in a value-based care and
payment model under the state’s Medicaid program.

All of Western Dental’s services are backed by a unique quality
assurance system that electronically monitors all patient visits,
treatments, dental staff and clinical performance to enable high-quality
care. To learn more about Western Dental or inquire about an office in
your community, visit www.westerndental.com
or call 1-800-6-DENTAL.